Kind Doctor Gives Lift To Mount Airy Sailor
A letter from Jesse R. Toler S2/c to PF G Toler of Mount Airy recounts a weekend trip from U S Naval Training Station Bainbridge Maryland to New York City and Jersey City. He describes a wealthy Trenton doctor hosting them for a late supper and a night’s stay then sending them to New York in a car. He also mentions family visits, his sailor brother, and plans to attend a local horse show on July 10 while praising Navy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Toler
PF. G. Toler
Mount Airy
U.S. Naval Tr
Bainbridge
Pop
New York
Mother
Ann
Trenton
N. J
Trentory
Dad
N. Y
John
Spencer
Jersey City
Janie
Sam
Lenoir
N. C
Uncle Kent
Chloe
Philadelphia
Barney
Frank
Navy
Jesse R
Jack) Toler
Bainbridge, Md
White Sulphur Springs Homemakers Meet Canning Skills
The White Sulphur Springs Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Ella Sparger’s home on Monday June 14 at 7 30 pm with Mrs. T D Hill hosting. One new member Mrs Icy B Brown joined as the lesson covered canning and steam pressure cookers with tips and summer dessert recipes.
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White Sulphur Springs Home Demonstration Club
Ella Sparger
T. D. Hill
Jesus
Icy B. Brown
Grace Brown
Man Kills Woman With Rifle Over a Dirty Look
Charles Talesky testified he drank at a christening, then went home, overturned furniture, and fired a rifle twice to “make a noise.” A stray bullet hit a tavern, fatally striking Mrs. Analia Nauss, 26, mother of two.
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Chicago
Charles Talesky
Analia Nauss
Notice of Application to Operate Motor Vehicle Carrier
Community Transit Lines seeks a Franchise Certificate to operate passenger transport from Mount Airy through multiple highways via Bannertown Westfield Danbury Walnut Cove Belews Creek Stokesdale Oak Ridge Friendship Guilford College Greensboro and return. Utilities Commission to hold a hearing on the matter.
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Mount Airy
N. C
Bannertown
Westfield
Danbury
Walnut Cove
Belews Creek
Stokesdale
Oak Ridge
Friendship
Guilford College Station
Quilford College
Friendly Road
Guilford College
Greensboro
the Utilities Commission
Kudzu Mowing Planned Across County This Summer
Farmers plan to mow kudzu for hay this summer after Soil Conservation Service guidance. Treatment every two to three years uses about 400 pounds per acre of superphosphate worked in during March with a heavy bog harrow. Demonstrations will be held in July on local farms including those of F. P. Ramey and Bryant Creed.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Garner Ramey
J. R. Gillispie
John Marvin Hardy
F. P. Ramey
Bryant Creed
J. Shore
F. G. Hutchins
Earl Hutchins
Dr. P. B. Folger
T. G. Snow
F. E. Layne
L. C Parks
T. M. Simpson
P. E. Burch
H. E. Schafero
Bryan Township
Surry County
J. W. Shore
Siloam Township
Kudzu and grazing plans in Surry County farms
The article notes overseas service of Glenn Blackburn and T G Snow, then details kudzu planting and grazing plans in Surry County. It lists conservation district efforts, cooperation by multiple farmers, and acreages allocated for kudzu planting for the 1943 season, with first mowing urged in June.
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Claude W. Ramey
Tri-Creek Soil Conservation District
Surry County
Tri-Creek
Paul McCormick
W. H. Brindle
J. A. Brindle
J. P. Nixon
J. H. Boles
John C. Snow
Veteran recounts overseas service preferences in wartime railcar tale
The memoir passage recalls choosing Hawaii first and the Philippines second for overseas assignments. The speaker notes being sent to Newfoundland then Africa, expressing personal dislike for Africa while reflecting on service during wartime.
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Hawaii
Philippines
West Indies
Newfoundland
Africa
Son of F. D. R. Says Germans Being Bested
The son of Franklin D. Roosevelt recalls joining the army as a radio man and ending up a photographer. He notes never firing a machine gun and being assigned to test power turret guns as soldiers nod in sympathy.
Beer fueled Plymouth voyage and colonial prudence
A quirky claim asserts the Mayflower’s beer shortage redirected the Pilgrims to Plymouth Rock. The 1622 manuscript supposedly links dwindling victuals and beer to stopping further search and guiding settlement decisions.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth
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Kind Doctor
Airy Sailor
Pat Tyndall
Putelle
Main
Mount Airy, N. C
Springs News
Rosetta Agee
Meadows
Dan
Virginia
W. E. Jarrell
Eva Jarrell
Martin Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth Sparger
Jack Sparger
Washington, D. C
Lawrence McCraw
Galax
B. C. McKinney
Boyd McKinney
E. G. McKinney
Navy Pacific Service
San Francisco
McKinney
Cavalry
Panama
Lewis C. Holmes
Mae
Southwest Pacific
Coca-Cola Co
Soil Conservation News
J. E. Trevathan
Glenn Blackburn
Roy
Blackburn
Coast Guard
Virgil
Roosevelt
Ayds
Samuel Ellis
Turnmyre Drug Co
Main Street
Joe Marsh
Industri Poundaileon
Nemibdi Arotina
Edgar &. Sain
Jueur Uce
Raleigh N.C
Sears Order
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